Just a quick update. It's been several weeks since three seedlings were planted outside in the ground and it's becoming pretty clear that they really do not care for our soil here. They are becoming yellow and dropping leaves, but the plants outside in containers seem to be managing just fine. So I guess these are going to be container plants after all. That's kind of a bummer.

They have sprouted very sporadically. Some came up in just a week, but some took a month or more. In fact, I just had a new seedling appear a few days ago from my initial planting, so don't give up hope. Hopefully, yours will sprout as well. I kept the soil extremely wet (they really seem to need a lot of moisture) and 80s-90s temperature.

Thank you for this. I need to check my seeds to see if they popped up yet. I would love updates if you feel like posting them.

Well, I'm not sure how everyone else is doing with these, but my seedlings are not doing very well. They have grown, but they are certainly not thriving. Is anyone else doing well with them? I'd love to compare notes....

I've got about 6 or so potted into 1gallons from a seed starter tray. The ones in a little more shade are doing awesome! Probably nearing 10" plus and developing really nice large leaves. All of them are doing well really and I'd say most are in direct sunlight 80% of the day in fairly high heat conditions (nights at medium 50's, days ranging from 70-100*). I have them potted in ProMix HP with added BioLive, iron sulfate and worm castings. I'll post some pictures later.

I ordered also from rarepalmseeds.com, although they are more expensive, I hope they are fresh..And also I asked a friend who is hiking in Peru to collect seeds from Mita, fresh ones.Check few of them they might get rotten.The thing with Vasconcellea is that you need to remove the sarcotesta, and this is usually not done by the seeds collectors. There are some treatments that are mandatory to undertake them, unless the seeds are not older than a month. Which is hardly the case.

For those lucky who have V. palandensis I hope you will take care of the plants and hopefully make fruits. The seeds are very rare. It's a ´Critically Endangered´ species which grows only in Ecuador, in Zamora-Chinchipe province. The extent of occurrence is only 6 km2. The species is not cultivated. The only known population is threatened by severe deforestation and timber extraction.

Could be, it's definitely pretty mild here. Gonna be rocking these guys in a greenhouse this winter I think.

Thanks a lot for the pics. I have been worried by what I considered to be curling at the edges of the leaves, but it looks like that's just the way the leaves develop. How old are your plants? Have your found them to be vigorous or somewhat reluctant growers?

Could be, it's definitely pretty mild here. Gonna be rocking these guys in a greenhouse this winter I think.

Thanks a lot for the pics. I have been worried by what I considered to be curling at the edges of the leaves, but it looks like that's just the way the leaves develop. How old are your plants? Have your found them to be vigorous or somewhat reluctant growers?